Word: complexity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Some did; some didn't. If I got a letter from a fellow and I said, "Gee, he's a nice guy. Give him the funds," do you know what a terrible mess you could make? These things are so complex. They have to be looked into, studied and everything else to come out with an answer. I didn't stop and study each of these. I couldn't. There were thousands coming...
Hudson Professor of Archaeology Kwang-chih Chang is offering a new Historical Study B course on "Complex Society in Ancient China. And Ford Foundation Professor of International Security Joseph S. Nye, Jr. is once again at the helm of Historical Study A-12, "International Conflicts...
...never mind that some powerful people in the movie business were not eager to see the picture made or released. Reprising Belushi's career without being able to use clips or skits from his most famous work should be challenge enough. But nooo! Wired insists on merging the complex flashback devices of two favorite old movies. So on one swerving narrative track, Woodward (J.T. Walsh), like the reporter in Citizen Kane, gets dirty dish from the star's friends. On the other, an angel of death (Ray Sharkey), a hipster version of the guardian angel in It's a Wonderful...
...book that arose out of these emotions is Clancy's most politically sophisticated and philosophically complex. (Beach readers, have no fear; this is not Sartre.) There are no direct references to Iran-contra, no arms-for- hostages deals and no Ollie Norths; Clancy is too accomplished a craftsman for such overt gambits. The closest parallel comes in the fictional National Security Adviser, Vice Admiral James Cutter, who is reminiscent of John Poindexter. Almost from the moment the admiral is introduced, readers can sense Clancy's scorn: "Cutter was the sort of sailor for whom the sea was a means...
...rules for a successful negotiation are pretty straightforward. All sides must want to make a deal, and everyone must come away with something. Last week it looked as if most of the parties in the complex hostage drama were at least talking about a deal. But satisfying everyone poses such a monumental challenge that any solution will take a long, long time -- if it comes...